Events
Afternoon in the Country and Evening in the City 2009 - Tickets On Sale Now!
Join us for our 9th Annual Afternoon in the Country at Serenbe on Sunday, November 8, 2009, and our 2nd Annual Evening in the City at the Ritz-Carlton Downtown on Friday, November 6, 2009
Chefs from Atlanta’s top restaurants and select caterers and retailers will be set up in a tasting format alongside fine wine and premium micro-brews--all under festive big-top tents in the beautiful gardens surrounding The Inn at Serenbe near Palmetto. Our event features dozens of Georgia’s best including: Abattoir, Aria, Avalon Catering, Babettes, Banfi, Bella Cucina Artful Food, Big Boat Distributors, Bocado , Bold American Catering, Cabot Creamery, Canoe, Casa Lapostolle, Caymus Vineyards, Cooks Warehouse, Cured Foods, Ecco, Empire Distributors, Eno, Farm 255, Farmhouse at Serenbe, Feed Store, Five Seasons Prado, Flat Creek Lodge, Flying Biscuit Café, Fourth and Swift, Georgia Grille, Grapefields, H&F Bakery, Harris & Clark, Hemispheres Distributors, Here To Serve Restaurants, Holeman and Finch, Home, J Loire, JCT Kitchen, Joel, Kevin Rathbun Steak, Krog Bar, La Tavola, Livingston, Lola, Market, Miller Union, Moet and Chandon, Muss & Turner's, NEO at The Mansion on Peachtree, NO Winery, Park 75 at The Four Seasons, Prestige Distributors, Pricci, Pura Vida, Rathbun's, Restaurant Eugene, Robert Craig Winery, Rodney Strong, Rosebud, Savor Specialty Foods, Seckinger Productions, Serenbe Farms, Shaun's, Sherlock’s, Spice Market, Steele Winery, Sun in My Belly, Sweetgrass Dairy, Sweetwater Brewery, The Feed Store, The Flying Biscuit Café, The Hil, Twist, United Distributors, Via Elisa Fresh Pasta, Whole Foods Market, Woodfire Grill and ZD Winery. Other highlights include: Live music by DriveTrain, the South's premiere Bluegrass band, a one-of-a-kind cake raffle featuring sweets from Atlanta’s top pastry chefs, hayrides and an expanded silent auction offering exclusive dining and travel packages, food and wine merchandise and original art by prominent artists. Tickets are $95 for adults, $35 for youth, age 13 to 20, and children 12 and under are free.
This event will sell out early again this year, so purchase your tickets here.
The sophisticated "Evening in the City" is an exclusive VIP event to highlight the artfully chic re-design of The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta and provide guests with an incomparable and experiential evening where the art of life comes to life. Satisfy your senses with an interactive evening of fine food, beverages, art, music and dance, and immerse yourself in the passionate world of Les Dames d'Esoffier International. Due to the interactive nature of this event, only 75 tickets are available for purchase. Tickets are $150 per person which includes the entire evening of food, beverages, entertainment and valet parking at the Ritz-Carlton Downtown.
You may purchase your ticket(s) for this VIP event here.
The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta is also offering a special "Evening in the City" overnight package for $149, which includes luxury overnight accommodations and breakfast on Saturday morning for guests who would like to extend their evening experience. Contact The Ritz-Carlton for more information on this exceptional "Weekend in the City" opportunity.
Les Dames d’Escoffier International is dedicated to creating a supportive culture in the community, fostering excellence and promoting the achievement of women in hospitality professions through educational and charitable activities. Proceeds from Afternoon in the Country and Evening in the City benefit the Atlanta Chapter’s successful scholarship fund and Georgia’s organic farming community. Afternoon in the Country has garnered a reputation as one of Atlanta's most unforgettable food and wine tasting events and was named one of Atlanta's top food and wine events by Atlanta Journal-Constitution Readers.
Numerous sponsorship opportunities are available for this event.
Please contact Sue Anne Morgan at 404.329.8426 or sueanne@idealand.com for event details and sponsorship information.
